Ukrainian Volodymyr Klitschko suffered a defeat in the bout for the vacant WBO heavyweight world champion title against American Lamon Brewster. After a series of punches from the American, Klitschko first went down in a knockdown, and toward the end of the round three left jabs from Brewster knocked the Ukrainian to the floor of the ring, from where Volodymyr rose only with the help of the referee, who led him to the corner of the ring.... The judge's verdict is a technical victory for Lamon Brewster in the 5th round.
\n \nNow all of Volodymyr Klitschko's statements about dreaming of being world champion are at minimum postponed for several years, and possibly altogether doomed to unfulfillment. The current fight against Brewster showed that past defeats taught Klitschko Jr. nothing. The famous trainer Emanuel Steward, who loudly declared before the bout that the Ukrainian was in excellent shape, did not help the Ukrainian either... Already at the beginning of the fight itself, Volodymyr Klitschko did not look like such a "live wire" as he should have been, judging by the words of his brother and trainer. In the first round the boxers clinched a lot but fought little. First of all, this concerns Lamon Brewster, who, having a height deficit, fought in a half-bent state. But, as it turned out, it is better to be bent than knocked out.
\n \nHowever, such a sad finale for the Ukrainian was not expected, but was already readable. In the third round it became noticeable that Volodymyr was tired and this immediately took its toll. Brewster with a straight left to the head nearly sent the Ukrainian into a knockdown, however, he did not manage to finish him off.
\n \nThe fourth round was already Klitschko's, who, catching the American on a counterattack with a straight left and a hook to the head, sent Brewster to the floor of the ring. However, the American quickly got up and even managed to launch a dangerous attack at the end of which both boxers fell to the floor of the ring, but more from fatigue than from punches.
\n \nThe fifth round was fatal for the Ukrainian. Fatigue made itself felt and Volodymyr, after a signature left hook, found himself in a knockdown, and 30 seconds before the bell Brewster did what Klitschko Jr. could not do in the previous round. He simply finished off the Ukrainian with his lefts, which Klitschko received without even defending. The result was deplorable. Volodymyr Klitschko, together with the signal for the end of the bout, found himself on the floor of the ring, from where he managed to rise only with the help of the referee, who dragged him to the corner of the ring, where the Ukrainian was examined by a doctor. By the way, immediately after the fight Klitschko was sent to the nearest hospital, where they did a brain scan on him just in case. Volodymyr's appearance was not "marketable." On his face itself, traces of Brewster were not particularly noticeable. Most of all, Klitschko understood with his heart that the loss to the American threw him far back in the world of professional boxing. At the moment the bout ended, Klitschko was winning on points against Brewster with a score of 39:36...
\n \nMany reasons for this loss can be named. However, let us cite the main ones. Firstly, the Ukrainian, as before, is incapable of going 12 rounds against boxers who impose a clinching fight on him. Secondly, the miscalculations of Klitschko's coaching staff are evident, as they failed to prepare the Ukrainian properly for the fight. First of all, Klitschko lacked endurance and again character. As before, Volodymyr is incapable of finishing off a boxer at the moment when it is needed. And finally, the most important one. As the fight commentator Volodymyr Gendlin noted, a cruel joke was played on Klitschko by the fact that the Ukrainian had fought his last bouts against punching-bag boxers...
\n \nHowever unpleasant it is to admit, but at the present moment Volodymyr Klitschko is still far from his dreams of winning the championship belt. And perhaps this will not be true, but the impression arises that Klitschko Jr. still cannot throw his defeat by Sanders out of his head. At least, over the past year Klitschko has been "crushed" for the second time by not the best boxers in the world, and champions, as is known, are not born but made. And the myth of the invincibility of the Klitschko brothers is becoming more debunked with each passing day.... \n